BIRO B350A User manual
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY “CE”
(Directive 98/37 cee, attached 2 part A)
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THE BIRO MANUFACTURING COMPANY, 1114 W. MAIN ST., MARBLEHEAD,
OH 43440-2099 U.S.A.
Model: B 350 A
s/n: ___________________________
Compliant to NSF/ANSI Standard 8: Commercial powered food preparation equip-
ment.
This machine was designed and built to slice food in compliance to the norms
of the 89/392 - 89/336 Directive and following amendments CE 91/368 - 93/44 -
93/68 CE, EN 1974 directive 89/109.
*Materials and objects destined to the food products contact directive (89/109
CEE) and subsequent modication (2002/72/CEE)
*EN 60204-1 Machines electrical equipments
*EN 60335-2-64 Particular requisition for kitchen machines
*UNI EN 1974 Machines for food industries – Slicing Machines
-Security and hygiene features
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SLICING MACHINES
AUTOMATIC VERSION
B 350 A
This manual consists of 29 pages as follows:
Title page with notes for the user;•
Contents, page 3;•
Page 4 to page 28 carrying progressive numeration•
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD 4
SCOPE OF THIS MANUAL 4
GENERAL INFORMATION 4
LIMITS OF USE – SAFETY NORMS 4
GENERAL SAFETY REGULATIONS 4
MANUFACTURER’S WARRANTY AND LIABILITY 5
PLATES – CONFORMITY MARKS 5
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS OF USE 5
PACKING 6
OPENING THE BOX 6
TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION AND PROPOSED CONDITIONS OF USE 7
GENERAL DESCRIPTION 7
MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL SAFETY DEVICES 7
WARNING: RESIDUAL RISKS 7
DIMENSIONS 7
MAIN TECHNICAL DATA 7
SUPPLIED LITERATURE AND ACCESSORIES 7
PRODUCTS THAT CAN BE SLICED 7
PRODUCTS THAT MUST NOT BE SLICED 7
DIMENSION MAIN TECHNICAL DATA 8
MAIN COMPONENTS
LAYOUT CONTROL PANEL 8
MACHINE COMMISSIONING AND FUNCTION TESTS 10
INSTALLING THE MACHINE 10
ELECTRICAL CONNECTION 10
COMMANDS 10
USING THE MACHINE 11
LOADING THE PRODUCT ON THE TRAY AND SLICING 11
PROGRAMMING THE MACHINE 15
CLEANING THE SLICER 17
GENERAL 17
DISASSEMBLING THE MACHINE FOR CLEANING 17
CLEANING B 350 A 18
REASSEMBLING THE MACHINE 20
MAINTENANCE 20
GENERAL 20
BLADE SHARPENING 20
SHARPENING 21
LUBRICATION 25
TROUBLESHOOTING AND REMEDIES 26
DISMANTLING THE SLICER 27
ELECTRICAL DIAGRAM 28
RECCOMMENDED SPARE PARTS 30
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FOREWORD
SCOPE OF THIS MANUAL
This manual contains all the necessary information to install, use and service the gravity
slicers for food (please see models in paragraph “Technical Description”). The scope of this
document, hereinafter the “manual”, is to permit users, and especially end users, to take all
the cautions and provisions possible for using this machine safely and for a long time.
GENERAL SAFETY REGULATIONS
The slicers must only be used by, suitably trained personnel. Furthermore, they must have
read this manual carefully.
In particular, please comply to the following instructions
• Install the machine according to the instructions contained in the “Installation” section.
• Do not remove the transparent protections, do not modify nor exclude the mechanical and
electrical safety devices.
• Do not use the machine with improvised connections, or provisional or non - insulated
cables.
• Check the power cable on the machine body regularly, and when
necessary have them replaced by a qualied personnel.
• In case of abnormalities, defective operation, incorrect movement, unusual noise, etc stop
the machine immediately.
• Before cleaning or servicing, disconnect the machine from the mains.
• Always use scratch proof and non-slip gloves during cleaning or maintenance.
• Lay or remove the goods to be sliced on the sliding plate only when the latter is
completely pushed back and the thickness control knob is positioned to 0.
• To move the carriage tray when slicing, use the handle or the product grip handle.
• For extraordinary maintenance (to replace the sharpener wheels, the blade, or others)
please contact the manufacturer or qualied and duly authorized personnel.
• Avoid running the slicers with no product on it
• The slicers are equipped with a ventilated motor
• WARRANTY: 1 YEAR except for the electrical parts
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MANUFACTURER’S WARRANTY AND LIABILITY
The manufacturer’s warranty covering the functioning of the machines and their complian-
ce to the service for which they have been designed depends on the correct application of
the instructions contained in this manual.
The Manufacturer assumes no liability either direct or indirect deriving from:
• Failure to comply with the instructions contained in this manual;
• Use of the machine by personnel who has not read or fully understood the content of this
manual
• Use not complying to the specic norms currently applicable in the country of installation
• Unauthorized modications and/or repairs
• Use of non original accessories or spare parts.
• Exceptional events.
PLATES – CONFORMITY MARKS
The machines have been constructed in compliance with the European Directive 89/392
and subsequent amendments. All the parts used in the machine meet the terms of the
Directive and the CE marks have been applied to substantiate this compliance.
The plate carrying the Manufacturer’s data, the machine data and the CE mark are applied
onto the machine base under the blade guard tie-rod knob.
In case of wear or damage, the user must replace it.
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS OF USE
- Temperature from -5 °C to + 40 °C
- Relative humidity max 95%
B300M
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PACKING
OPENING THE BOX
On receipt, check packaging integrity, otherwise inform the forwarding agent or the area
agent immediately.
To unpack the machine, proceed as follows:
• Open the box and remove your copy of the manual of use and maintenance, then
proceed according to the instructions found in that manual;
• Lift the machine still wrapped in a transparent polyethylene sheet and extract it from the
box
• Now check the box contents and make sure it corresponds to what is shown on the
external label.
WARNING:
The packaging components (cardboard, polyethylene, and others) are classied as normal
solid urban waste and can therefore be disposed of without difculty. In any case, for suitable
recycling, we suggest disposing of the products separately (differentiated waste) according
to the current norms.
DO NOT DISCARD ANY PACKAGING MATERIALS IN THE ENVIRONMENT!
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TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION AND PROPOSED CONDITIONS OF USE
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The machine is essentially made of a base supporting a circular blade mounted in tilted
position. This blade is driven by an electrical motor to slice food. The machine is equipped
with a carriage holding a product tray and sliding on tracks mounted under the base top,
parallel to the blade.
Slice thickness is adjusted by means of a gauge plate mounted in front of the blade. This
plate, against which rests the product to be sliced is moved transversally with respect to
the blade by a value corresponding to the desired slice thickness. The product is fed to the
machine (towards the gauge plate) by gravity.
All the machine components are made of polished and anodized oxidized aluminum alloy,
of stainless steel and food grade plastic material.
The blade is driven by an electrical motor, transmission is by means of a longitudinally
grooved belt.
The machine is started and stopped by a control button provided with auxiliary circuit pre-
venting accidental restarts after an outage.
Some of the machine models have a user-friendly and safe built-in blade sharpener.
MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL SAFETY DEVICES
The following mechanical safety devices were installed:
• A series of aluminum and transparent plastic guards on the product carriage.
The following electrical safety devices were installed:
• Start/stop button system requiring a voluntary restart of the machine in the case of an
outage or interruption of the power supply.
• Safety micro-switch preventing the motor from starting when the blade guard is removed
(not on the CE VERSION).
PRODUCTS THAT CAN BE SLICED
All types of cold cuts (raw, cooked, smoked);•
Meat without bone (raw or cooked, at a temperature not less than + 3 °C;•
Cheese cuts (obviously types that can be sliced such as gruyere, fontina, etc.).•
PRODUCTS THAT MUST NOT BE SLICED:
Frozen or deep-frozen food•
Food containing bones (meat or sh)•
Any other non-food product•
WARNING: RESIDUAL RISKS
Not with standing all the possible cautions taken during the design and the con-
struction of the machine, residual risks (cutting) still exist during use or during
cleaning or maintenance. Therefore be careful and PAY THE UTMOST ATTENTION to
what you are doing.
DO NOT use the machine if you are not in perfect psychological and physical con-
ditions. DO NOT ALLOW anyone near the machine when it is in use. ALWAYS wear
gloves that can resist cuts or tears when cleaning, lubricating or sharpening the
blade.
Slice only the products mentioned as sliceable. NEVER try to slice products that
have been mentioned as non sliceable.
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DIMENSIONS MAIN TECHNICAL DATA
AUTOMATIC GRAVITY SLICERS
MODEL B 350 A MODEL
motor Kw 0,35 motor Kw
blade diam 14" 350 blade diam
rpm 200 rpm
slice thicness 0 - 1" 0 - 25 slice thicness
max cut
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9"1/4 235 max cut mm
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max cut
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11"13/16x6"7/64 300x155 max cut mm
□
max cut □7"7/8x7"7/8 200x200 max cut □
Cutting Speed
Speed Min
48 with min stroke
40 with medium stroke
38 with large stroke
Speed Medium
56 with min stroke
45 with medium stroke
45 with large stroke
Speed Max
60 with min stroke
50 with medium stroke
50 with large stroke
Overall
dimensions
Overall
dimensions - mm
lenght 18" 460 lenght
width 25,5" 650 width
height 18" 455 height
gross weight - Lbs 121 Lbs 55 gross weight - Kg
net weight - Lbs 106 Lbs 48 net weight - Kg
box dimensions 28"x32,5"x24,5" 710x830x850 box dimensions mm
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MAIN COMPONENTS gravity version
CONTROL PANEL
1 START SWITCH
2 STOP SWITCH
3 SPEED MIN 48 with min stroke 40 with medium stroke 38 with large stroke
4 SPEED MEDIUM 56 with min stroke 45 with medium stroke 45 with large stroke
5 SPEED MAX 60 with min stroke 50 with medium stroke 50 with large stroke
6 STROKE 150 mm
7 STROKE 250 mm
8 STROKE 350 mm
9 AUTO CARRIAGE START
10 AUTO CARRIAGE STOP
11 COUNTER +
12 COUNTER -
13 COUNTER DISPLAY
14 AUTOMATIC START/STOP
MECHANISM
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MACHINE COMMISSIONING AND FUNCTION TESTS
INSTALLING THE MACHINE
Position the machine on a well leveled, smooth and dry top suitably dimensioned to with-
stand the machine weight.
ELECTRICAL CONNECTION
Install the machine near a compliant outlet derived from a system meeting the current
norms.
The user is responsible for ascertaining that the electrical system is suitably dimensioned
and functions correctly (supply line, outlet, distribution panel, differential protecting breaker,
grounding).
Before carrying out the connection ascertain that the mains characteristics correspond to
those indicated on the machine plate.
COMMANDS
START AND STOP BUTTONS
Press the green button (1) to start running the blade.•
The light turns on to indicate that the machine works correctly.•
Press the red button to stop the blade (2).•
Slice thickness can be adjusted by turning the graduated knob (3) anti clockwise.
Thickness adjustment range: see paragraph "Technical description and conditions of
use”.
FUNCTIONING TEST AND BLADE ROTATION DIRECTION
Start the machine and check whether the light is on; make sure that the blade rotates in the
direction indicated by the arrow (anti clockwise if you look at the machine from the blade
plate side).
Ascertain that the carriage and the pusher slide correctly;•
Ascertain that the gauge plate works and adjust thickness to desired value.•
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USING THE MACHINE
LOADING THE PRODUCT ON THE TRAY AND SLICING
Lift the gripper arm
Lock the gripper arm into the rest position as shown in photo B
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Unscrew the fence retaining knob and slide the fence in to the outer position
1. Load the product on to the meat platform
2. Slide the fence against the product
3. Lock the fence in place rmly using the locking knob
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Locate the gripper arm onto the product
Select the thickness of the product to be sliced using the portion thickness control knob
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STAND -BY POSITION
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Control panel
To activate the automatic slicing action pull the knob located at the front of the machine
towards you if manual slicing is required push the knob in toward the machine.
If the automatic slicing action is not connected, ALARM 01 will ash.
CONTROL PANEL
1 START SWITCH
2 STOP SWITCH
3 SPEED MIN 48 with min stroke 40 with medium stroke 38 with large stroke
4 SPEED MEDIUM 56 with min stroke 45 with medium stroke 45 with large stroke
5 SPEED MAX 60 with min stroke 50 with medium stroke 50 with large stroke
6 STROKE 150 mm
7 STROKE 250 mm
8 STROKE 350 mm
9 AUTO CARRIAGE START
10 AUTO CARRIAGE STOP
11 COUNTER +
12 COUNTER -
13 COUNTER DISPLAY
14 AUTOMATIC START/STOP MECHANISM
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Push the green button to start the machine running
Programming the machine:
1.The machine can be programmed to slice a set number of slices
automatically and then stop
a) If the display shows 00 the machine will continuously run until
stopped by the operator
b) Set the display e.g. 12 on the counter using the + key, the machine will
then slice 12 portions and then stop.
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Speed:
There are 3 speed settings on the machine using the > key, select
> >> or >>> to increase or decrease the speed
Stroke: Dependent on the size of the product that is to be sliced, the ma-
chine can be programmed more efciently using the stroke keys
e.g. The small black circle is ideal for salami and sausage type products
etcThe medium black circle is ideal for cheese etc
The large black circle is ideal for full hams, beef etc
Press the 1 key to operate the machine in the programme that is set
Speed & Stroke Programming:
SPEED MIN
SPEED MEDIUM
SPEED MAX
STROKE MIN
STROKE MEDIUM
STROKE LARGE
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CLEANING THE SLICER
GENERAL
The machine must always be accurately cleaned at least once a day, and more often if
necessary.
Always use protective gloves.
DISASSEMBLING THE MACHINE FOR CLEANING
• Disconnect the plug from the mains;
• Turn the gauge plate to ‘0’;
• Remove the various components as described in the following paragraphs:
• Unscrew (anticlockwise) the blade guard rod (ref. 1);
• Remove the blade guard using for this operation only cover handle (ref. 2).
• Remove the slice guard.
To clean the machine body and the blade use only a cloth damped with water and
biodegradable lathery detergent having 7-8 pH and at a temperature not below +
30°C.
Do not clean the machine by using jets of water or vapor or similar systems.
WARNING:
Use scratch-proof and non-slip gloves to carry out the following operations.
Proceed carefully and pay attention to what you are doing.
Danger of cutting!
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CLEANING THE SLICER B 350 A (2: UP SETTING PLATE)
• Stop the machine, rotate the adjustable knob to regulate the gauge plate and position it
on 0 (1)
• Return the carriage to the operators side (2)
• Turn the knob (3) anti clockwise, until loose, the carriage will then drop back for cleaning
(4).
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